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Alcohol and Cancer Risk
What is alcohol?
Alcohol is the common term for ethanol or ethyl alcohol, a chemical substance found in beer, wine, and liquor, as well as in some medicines, mouthwashes, household products, and essential oils (scented liquids taken from plants). Alcohol is produced by the fermentation of sugars and starches by yeast.
The main types of alcoholic drinks and their alcohol content are as follows:
- Beers and hard ciders: 3-7 percent alcohol
- Wines, including sake: 9-15 percent alcohol
- Wines fortified with liquors, such as port: 16-20 percent alcohol
- Liquor, or distilled spirits, such as gin, rum, vodka, and whiskey, which are produced by distilling the alcohol from fermented grains, fruits, or vegetables: usually 35-40 percent alcohol (70-80 proof), but can be higher
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a standard alcoholic drink in the United States contains 14.0 grams (0.6 ounces) of pure alcohol. Generally, this amount of pure alcohol is found in
- 12 ounces of beer
- 8 ounces of malt liquor
- 5 ounces of wine
- 1.5 ounces or a "shot" of 80-proof liquor
The federal government's Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 defines moderate alcohol drinking as up to one drink per day for women and up to two drinks per day for men. Heavy alcohol drinking is defined as having more than three drinks on any day or more than seven drinks per week for women and more than four drinks on any day or more than 14 drinks per week for men.
What is the evidence that alcohol drinking is a cause of cancer?
Based on extensive reviews of research studies, there is a strong scientific consensus of an association between alcohol drinking and several types of cancer (1, 2). In its Report on Carcinogens, the National Toxicology Program of the US Department of Health and Human Services lists consumption of alcoholic beverages as a known human carcinogen. The research evidence indicates that the more alcohol a person drinks—particularly the more alcohol a person drinks regularly over time—the higher his or her risk of developing an alcohol-associated cancer. Based on data from 2009, an estimated 3.5 percent of all cancer deaths in the United States (about 19,500 deaths) were alcohol related (3).
Clear patterns have emerged between alcohol consumption and the development of the following types of cancer:
- Head and neck cancer: Alcohol consumption is a major risk factor for certain head and neck cancers, particularly cancers of the oral cavity (excluding the lips), pharynx (throat), and larynx (voice box) (4). People who consume 50 or more grams of alcohol per day (approximately 3.5 or more drinks per day) have at least a two to three times greater risk of developing these cancers than nondrinkers (4). Moreover, the risks of these cancers are substantially higher among persons who consume this amount of alcohol and also use tobacco (5).
- Esophageal cancer: Alcohol consumption is a major risk factor for a particular type of esophageal cancer called esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (2). In addition, people who inherit a deficiency in an enzyme that metabolizes alcohol have been found to have substantially increased risks of alcohol-related esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
- Liver cancer: Alcohol consumption is an independent risk factor for, and a primary cause of, liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) (6). (Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus are the other major causes of liver cancer.)
- Breast cancer: More than 100 epidemiologic studies have looked at the association between alcohol consumption and the risk of breast cancer in women. These studies have consistently found an increased risk of breast cancer associated with increasing alcohol intake. A meta-analysis of 53 of these studies (which included a total of 58,000 women with breast cancer) showed that women who drank more than 45 grams of alcohol per day (approximately three drinks) had 1.5 times the risk of developing breast cancer as nondrinkers (a modestly increased risk) (7). The risk of breast cancer was higher across all levels of alcohol intake: for every 10 grams of alcohol consumed per day (slightly less than one drink), researchers observed a small (7 percent) increase in the risk of breast cancer.
The Million Women Study in the United Kingdom (which included more than 28,000 women with breast cancer) provided a more recent, and slightly higher, estimate of breast cancer risk at low to moderate levels of alcohol consumption: every 10 grams of alcohol consumed per day was associated with a 12 percent increase in the risk of breast cancer (8).
- Colorectal cancer: Alcohol consumption is associated with a modestly increased risk of cancers of the colon and rectum. A meta-analysis of 57 cohort and case-control studies that examined the association between alcohol consumption and colorectal cancer risk showed that people who regularly drank 50 or more grams of alcohol per day (approximately 3.5 drinks) had 1.5 times the risk of developing colorectal cancer as nondrinkers or occasional drinkers (9). For every 10 grams of alcohol consumed per day, there was a small (7 percent) increase in the risk of colorectal cancer.
Research on alcohol consumption and other cancers:
Numerous studies have examined the association between alcohol consumption and the risk of other cancers, including cancers of the pancreas, ovary, prostate, stomach, uterus, and bladder. For these cancers, either no association with alcohol use has been found or the evidence for an association is inconsistent.
However, for two cancers—renal cell (kidney) cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)—multiple studies have shown that increased alcohol consumption is associated with a decreased risk of cancer (10, 11). A meta-analysis of the NHL studies (which included 18,759 people with NHL) found a 15 percent lower risk of NHL among alcohol drinkers compared with nondrinkers (11). The mechanisms by which alcohol consumption would decrease the risks of either renal cell cancer or NHL are not understood.
How does alcohol increase the risk of cancer?
Researchers have identified multiple ways that alcohol may increase the risk of cancer, including:
- metabolizing (breaking down) ethanol in alcoholic drinks to acetaldehyde, which is a toxic chemical and a probable human carcinogen; acetaldehyde can damage both DNA (the genetic material that makes up genes) and proteins
- generating reactive oxygen species (chemically reactive molecules that contain oxygen), which can damage DNA, proteins, and lipids (fats) through a process called oxidation
- impairing the body's ability to break down and absorb a variety of nutrients that may be associated with cancer risk, including vitamin A; nutrients in the vitamin B complex, such as folate; vitamin C; vitamin D; vitamin E; and carotenoids
- increasing blood levels of estrogen, a sex hormone linked to the risk of breast cancer
Alcoholic beverages may also contain a variety of carcinogenic contaminants that are introduced during fermentation and production, such as nitrosamines, asbestos fibers, phenols, and hydrocarbons.
How does the combination of alcohol and tobacco affect cancer risk?
Epidemiologic research shows that people who use both alcohol and tobacco have much greater risks of developing cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx (throat), larynx, and esophagus than people who use either alcohol or tobacco alone. In fact, for oral and pharyngeal cancers, the risks associated with using both alcohol and tobacco are multiplicative; that is, they are greater than would be expected from adding the individual risks associated with alcohol and tobacco together (5, 12).
Can a person's genes affect their risk of alcohol-related cancers?
A person's risk of alcohol-related cancers is influenced by their genes, specifically the genes that encode enzymes involved in metabolizing (breaking down) alcohol (13).
For example, one way the body metabolizes alcohol is through the activity of an enzyme called alcohol dehydrogenase, or ADH. Many individuals of Chinese, Korean, and especially Japanese descent carry a version of the gene for ADH that codes for a "superactive" form of the enzyme. This superactive ADH enzyme speeds the conversion of alcohol (ethanol) to toxic acetaldehyde. As a result, when people who have the superactive enzyme drink alcohol, acetaldehyde builds up. Among people of Japanese descent, those who have this superactive ADH have a higher risk of pancreatic cancer than those with the more common form of ADH (14).
Another enzyme, called aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2), metabolizes toxic acetaldehyde to non-toxic substances. Some people, particularly those of East Asian descent, carry a variant of the gene for ALDH2 that codes for a defective form of the enzyme. In people who have the defective enzyme, acetaldehyde builds up when they drink alcohol. The accumulation of acetaldehyde has such unpleasant effects (including facial flushing and heart palpitations) that most people who have inherited the ALDH2 variant are unable to consume large amounts of alcohol. Therefore, most people with the defective form of ALDH2 have a low risk of developing alcohol-related cancers.
However, some individuals with the defective form of ALDH2 can become tolerant to the unpleasant effects of acetaldehyde and consume large amounts of alcohol. Epidemiologic studies have shown that such individuals have a higher risk of alcohol-related esophageal cancer, as well as of head and neck cancers, than individuals with the fully active enzyme who drink comparable amounts of alcohol (15). These increased risks are seen only among people who carry the ALDH2 variant and drink alcohol—they are not observed in people who carry the variant but do not drink alcohol.
Can drinking red wine help prevent cancer?
Researchers conducting studies using purified proteins, human cells, and laboratory animals have found that certain substances in red wine, such as resveratrol, have anticancer properties (16). Grapes, raspberries, peanuts, and some other plants also contain resveratrol. However, clinical trials in humans have not provided evidence that resveratrol is effective in preventing or treating cancer (17). Few epidemiologic studies have looked specifically at the association between red wine consumption and cancer risk in humans.
What happens to cancer risk after a person stops drinking alcohol?
Most of the studies that have examined whether cancer risk declines after a person stops drinking alcohol have focused on head and neck cancers and on esophageal cancer. In general, these studies have found that stopping alcohol consumption is not associated with immediate reductions in cancer risk; instead, it may take years for the risks of cancer to return to those of never drinkers.
For example, a pooled analysis of 13 case-control studies of cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx combined found that alcohol-associated cancer risk did not begin to decrease until at least 10 years after stopping alcohol drinking. Even 16 years after they stopped drinking alcohol, the risk of cancer was still higher for ex-drinkers than for never drinkers (18).
In several studies, the risk of esophageal cancer was also found to decrease slowly with increasing time since stopping alcohol drinking. A pooled analysis of five case–control studies found that the risk of esophageal cancer did not approach that of never drinkers for at least 15 years after stopping alcohol drinking (18).
Is it safe for someone to drink alcohol while undergoing cancer chemotherapy?
As with most questions related to a specific individual's cancer treatment, it is best for a patient to check with their health care team about whether or not it is safe to drink alcohol during or immediately following chemotherapy treatment. The doctors and nurses administering the treatment will be able to give specific advice about whether drinking alcohol is safe with particular chemotherapy drugs and/or other medications prescribed along with chemotherapy.


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una wrote:My only heartbreak was my first love. I did what most gals, I think, do which is cry...a lot. I was so horribly crushed by him. This was in high school, I was a Senior and he was a Junior. I graduated and during the summer, he broke my heart. I will never forget the words, "We are fundamentally different. It is over." He was so cold, I was SO hurt. We had all the same friends so I felt completely abandoned. After long cries, listening to music and throwing myself into school (community college) and my internship, I worked through it. Like in the movie, "French Kiss", one day I finally woke up and couldn't remember his exact eye color, couldn't hear his voice, he had finally left me and I was able to begin again. Took me about a year though...but I was definitely stronger and wiser after and much more careful with my heart. However, my friends accused me of being a serial dater for a while but it paid off. Dated a few, ok, several guys, went off to University and found my true love.
Una - I am SO with you on this story! My first love was a sophomore when I as a senior (cradle robber, but the boy was HOT - perhaps the best looking guy at my small school and I couldn't believe he liked me!) and I fell so hard for him, I have to say. Football player, blond hair, blue eyes, told me I was beautiful. Yup, I was down for the count. The next year I went away to college. I found out he really felt he was so hot, he needed to share himself with many, many girls back at home. He lied about it too. I didn't want to believe that he would do that at first, but sadly, so many pretty boys are too smooth for my own good (ha!) Finally, three years after we fell in love, it was over. It took me a few years after that to get over him. He got married when he was 20, about 6 months after the last time we saw each other. To this day, I am amazed and a little disgruntled at myself for really putting up with that garbage. I was crushed too. But I would not be the woman I am today if that had not happened, so ultimately, he did me a favor by being a lying, cheating, womanizing first love - um, I think.


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Visit the Health Fund website for details on eligibility and coverage.
If you're a news employee working under a WGA contract, you are probably enrolled in your employer's health benefits plan. However, members working at CBS Broadcast News are generally eligible for the Writers Guild-Industry Health Fund. Your shop steward, personnel officer, or the Guild representative assigned to your shop can provide information on your health insurance as well as on pensions, profit sharing and other benefits your employer may provide.
I'm a WGA East member in the New York area without health insurance. What should I do to get coverage?
As a film, television or new media writer and/or producer, you have three basic options for obtaining health insurance in New York:
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What are my employment-related options?
Most Guild members get health insurance through their job, whether it is through the Writers Guild–Industry Health Fund (www.wgaplans.org); or through a separate company health insurance plan.
If your health insurance has expired, you can keep it active by opting into COBRA, which is a federal law that allows you to keep the group insurance you had through a job, a spouse's job or a parent for up to 18 months (sometimes longer). In New York State, for example, you can keep COBRA coverage for up to 36 months. The cost can be high, but it is often less expensive than buying insurance on your own. You have 60 days from the date of your notification letter to elect COBRA coverage.
New York COBRA subsidy offers a special subsidy to people who have had insurance through an entertainment-union health insurance plan (e.g., the Writers Guild–Industry Health Fund). The subsidy pays for just under one-half of your monthly premium for up to 12 months. For more information, you can go here: http://www.dfs.ny.gov/consumer/cobra_entertainment.htm
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You may want to consider joining an association that allows you to buy health insurance at a reduced rate. Each association has different eligibility requirements. Associations include:
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Eligibility for almost all government health care programs is based on how much you are earning. Here are some options you can pursue if you find yourself having not earned all that much as a freelancer over the past year or two:
Healthy NY (www.healthyny.com) is a collaboration between New York State and private insurance companies. To be eligible, you must have worked in the last year and have a limited income. Coverage includes preventive and primary care, hospitalization and other services. There are premiums and co-payments, as well as a deductible. Note: Those who have had direct-pay private insurance in the past 12 months are disqualified from purchasing Healthy NY; those who have had employer insurance, COBRA or a government-subsidized insurance plan are eligible.
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I'm not eligible for employment-related coverage or government programs, and I can't afford insurance.What should I do?
It is possible to get affordable health care without health insurance by taking advantage of sliding-scale programs at public hospitals and community clinics, which set fees based on your income; or by using retail clinics. The Bureau of Primary Health Care's website (http://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov) can direct you to the sliding-scale clinic closest to your home.
HHC Options (www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/access/hhc_options.shtml) is a discount program for New York City residents who receive care at public hospitals. It is not insurance. Eligibility depends on income, family size and assets.
Artist Access and Lincoln Art Exchange are different ways for artists to access the HHC Options program. It allows artists to barter performance or artistic activity for health care credits at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn and Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx. Inquire at the hospital for more information.
The Actors Fund now operates The Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts. The Friedman Health Center is the medical care provider for New York City's performing arts and entertainment community. Conveniently located in the heart of Times Square at The Actors Fund's main office (729 Seventh Avenue, 12th Floor, between 48th and 49th Street), The Health Center offers quality care from The Mount Sinai Health System, free on-site health insurance counseling and much more.
The Friedman Health Center will offer primary and specialty care with extended hours that are sensitive to entertainment industry work schedules. The Health Center will accept commercial insurances, most Marketplace/Exchange plans, Medicare and Workers' Compensation.
To make an appointment at The Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts, please call 212.489.1939, Monday–Friday, 9:30 am–5:00 pm. For more information and updates, visit www.actorsfund.org/HealthCenter.
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The National Mental Health Services Locator (http://store.samhsa.gov/mhlocator) offers a comprehensive database of mental health facilities, services, advocacy groups and resources. Substance-abuse treatment facilities are also listed.
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Both Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (www.dental.columbia.edu/patients/sdosclinics.html) and New York University Kriser Dental Center (www.nyu.edu/dental) offer dental services. The work is done by students, residents and faculty, and the cost is about half of customary fees. A list of hospital-based dental clinics and centers throughout the city that provide low-cost or free dental care to people with low incomes can be found at: www.nyc.gov/html/hia/html/resources/services_dental.shtml.
The Artists Health Insurance Resource Center & The Actors Fund
AHIRC, a program of The Actors Fund, was created in 1998 with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts to help people in entertainment and the arts find affordable health care and to reduce the number of uninsured artists. AHIRC offers in-person counseling in New York and Los Angeles, national telephone support, an Internet resource database (www.ahirc.org) with over a half-million visitors each year and over 100 health insurance workshops held at arts, cultural and human services organizations throughout the country. For more information, call 917.281.5975 or visit www.ahirc.org.
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The WGAE is here to represent you and to stand up for your basic rights. It is a resource you should not hesitate to use.
NOTE: This information has been gathered and condensed from the comprehensive guide from the Actors Fund, How to Get Affordable Health Care in New York City. You can download the complete guide from the Actors Fund at http://www.actorsfund.org/others/pdfs/AHIRC/NewYorkAffordableHealthCareGuide.pdf


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DALLAS (AP) — Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson flashed a few smiles when his bid to save the city's NBA franchise finally succeeded. Just not too many.
The former All-Star guard didn't want to celebrate at the expense of Seattle after league owners voted Wednesday to reject, once and for all, an aggressive bid to move the Sacramento Kings.
"I went to Seattle," said Johnson, who spent all but the first 52 games of his 12-year career with the Phoenix Suns. "I played against those fans in that community. It's a great sports town, it's a great basketball community. And for them to come up a little short, especially with what happened in 2008 to have lost their team, that's devastating. That's why we fought so hard."
NBA owners decided to follow the recommendation of their relocation committee, and Commissioner David Stern promptly announced that he hoped to have a deal in place in 48 hours with a group that wants to buy the team from the Maloof brothers.
"And now we think that because the Maloofs have overall been very good for Sacramento and the Kings and the NBA, that they will be motivated to do something fast so that the franchise can get cracking," Stern said.
The 22-8 vote by the Board of Governors rejected a deal that would have sold a 65 percent controlling interest at a total franchise valuation of $625 million to a Seattle group led by investor Chris Hansen, who boosted the offer twice after the NBA showed an unwillingness to relocate.
Now the Maloofs will try to complete a deal at Hansen's original price of $525 million — still topping the NBA record of $450 million — with a group put together by Johnson and fronted by TIBCO software chairman Vivek Ranadive. The plan includes a new downtown arena.
"I think that once Sacramento got engaged in doing this and being able to deliver on the promise, which didn't really exist when the original deal was made in Seattle, that the principal advantage to the incumbent was going to prevail," Stern said. "Nobody had any doubt that the same or similar thing could happen in Seattle. It was just, do you give the edge to a city that has a 28-year history of support?"
The vote ended an emotional saga that has dragged on for nearly three years. Hansen wanted to move the franchise and rename it the SuperSonics, who left Seattle for Oklahoma City in 2008 and were renamed the Thunder.
Hansen said in a statement posted on his website that he hoped to pursue a minority ownership role with the Maloofs, but Ranadive said his partners "haven't really considered" the Maloofs maintaining a stake in the franchise.
Stern praised Hansen's proposal and said the NBA might consider expansion once a new TV deal is in place, but said "we don't have anything concrete."
"Our day will come, and when it does, it will just be that much sweeter for the struggle," Hansen said.
It's the second time since 2011 that the Maloof brothers have made plans that would have ended in relocation for the Kings. The first target was Anaheim, Calif., but Johnson convinced the NBA to give the city another chance to finance a new arena.
Johnson delivered on a promise for a plan for a new downtown arena with help from Stern, but the Maloofs backed out, saying it didn't make financial sense.
The Maloofs had another surprise when they announced a deal in January with Hansen's group, which includes Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and members of the Nordstrom department store family.
Johnson fought back again, this time lining up an ownership group led by Ranadive and getting the Sacramento City Council to approve a non-binding financing plan for a $447 million arena with a $258 million public subsidy.
"This is an ownership group that's played to win and kept us in the game, and put us in a situation where ultimately over the next couple days, if things go right, we can close this out and move to a new chapter in Sacramento," Johnson said.
In a letter sent to the relocation and finance committees during its April 17 meeting, the Maloofs said they preferred to sell to the Seattle group and expressed discontent with Sacramento's bid, saying it fell "significantly short."
After Wednesday's vote, however, George Maloof denied that his family wasn't willing to sell to the Ranadive group and that the league was pressuring them to do so.
"It's been a fair process, a very fair process," Maloof said.
Hansen spent nearly two years working to get an arena plan approved by the city and county governments and spent more than $65 million buying land in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood where the arena would be built. Hansen has a five-year memorandum of understanding with the city and county on the arena plan.
A small crowd at a Seattle restaurant was subdued as word spread that the franchise wasn't coming, while horns blared and cheers erupted from bars in Sacramento.
"In Kevin Johnson we trust," said season-ticket holder Jim Amen, who wore the jersey of No. 16 Peja Stojakovic, the Kings' first-round draft pick in 1996. "This meant a lot to our city. It's not just about basketball, but about revitalizing our downtown."
About a dozen Sacramento supporters wearing Kings jerseys and "Small Market Big Heart" T-shirts waited most of the day in the Dallas hotel to hear what turned out to be good news. Not so for a handful of fans in green and gold hoping for the return of the Sonics.
"It's been a roller coaster for both cities, but we've never looked at this as a competition between Seattle and Sacramento," Johnson said. "We thought this was about what we needed to do to keep our team in Sacramento. We'd take a back seat to no city when it comes to the way we support our team."
Now they have the backing of NBA owners.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) ' Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, say a human foot inside a running shoe has washed ashore, the latest in roughly a dozen such cases since 2007.
Police say the foot and leg bone were seen late Tuesday afternoon floating along the shore of Vancouver's False Creek.
Police so far have no theories about how the foot ended up in the water.
In the past four years, about a dozen feet encased in shoes have washed up on beaches near Vancouver, along the southern Georgia Strait and off Washington state.
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Australian Senate censors print link to cartoon
Questions were being asked in Australia last week as to just how far the moral majority was prepared to go to protect the ordinary voter from interweb nastiness.
First we had the clampdown by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) on a range of material that was not illegal, but clearly too controversial for them to allow to stay out on the net.
Then we had the "six degrees of separation" rule, according to which the ACMA was happy to ban not just the original version of a website they didn't quite fancy, but also links to that website and possibly also links to links.
Now, we have a bunch of Senators, allegedly the most sophisticated political thinkers in the land, objecting to the publication of a hard copy link to a cartoon of two well-known comic characters reacting to online obscenity.
That's right. Not the nastiness itself – which just happens to be 2 Girls 1 Cup. Not even a direct link to the reaction video – which appears to have sat happily on Youtube without complaint for some time now. But rather, a hard copy print-out of that link.
The decision was made by a Senate Committee established to review cyber-safety measures including the government's controversial internet filter. The content in question is a clip just over a minute long taken from the US hit cartoon series, Family Guy. In it, family dog Brian appears to be highly amused by the reaction of baby Stewie on being cajoled into watching infamous shock fetish video 2 Girls 1 Cup.
It is not clear from the clip whether the cartoon characters are actually watching this video – or simply acting.
Despite Senate touchiness on the subject, the entire episode will, according to itNews, be legally available for sale in Australia with a MA15+ rating from later this month.
According to itNews, a committee spokesman was said it had "exercised its discretion". They said: "The committee reserves the right to exercise its discretion not to publish any submission, or part of a submission, which in its view contains objectionable material, or material that is or purports to be refused classification or links directly to refused classification material."
Three other links included in footnotes were also allegedly redacted on the grounds that they pointed to RC content.
However, if this is the new Australian standard for censorship, it seems likely that ACMA has a lot of censoring (and redacting) ahead. Speaking at the recent Onscenity conference in London, Finnish academic Susanna Paasonen spoke at some length about difficulties caused by the growing genre of "reaction videos", which were clearly not pornographic in themselves, and often highly staged.
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My in-laws own a condo in Maui for which I handle the bookings and off-site management from California. We had a booking for 10 days. Midway through their stay, I received a phone call from our on-island manager stating that the guests reported that, after being out of the condo for a day, they returned to the condo to find water leaking heavily from the can lights in the kitchen over the sink from above.
I immediately called the association manager for the condo. He told me that he would look into this immediately. I asked him to call me back right away. He did not call me back that evening. I called him the following day to find out what had been going on. He told me that he did not have the time to call people back. Really?? I immediately called him back and left a voice mail message on his phone advising him that his actions were hightly unprofessional and requested that he call me back before the end of business that day. He finally called me back that evening while he was in the unit with the guests and a repairman and asked when I would like him to start working on replacing the drywall in the ceiling. Since we have several back to back listings, we agreed that he should begin right away.
He finished the work in approximately 3 days. I received a phone call from the guests on the last day requesting a refund of at least one night and possibly two for their inconvenience. They were unable to use the kitchen for several hours a day and they said that the repairman (who was hired by the association manager - not us) had said that he would come at noon one day and did not come until 3:00. They had left the unit before noon and when they returned at 3:00, he was just arriving.
I told the guest that I would personally refund them at least one night's stay (out of my own pocket) and try to get at least another night's refund from my in-laws. My inlaws are telling me that the guests need to write a letter to the association manager and request a refund. I don't quite understand that since they are paying my in-laws for the stay and not the association.
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General Motors will show off what it calls the "production ready" Vauxhall Ampera at the Geneva Motor Show this week - even though the e-car won't actually go on sale here for another ten months.
GM will price the Ampera at a whopping £33,995, though Brits will get £5000 of that paid by the government. And buyers won't have to pay any road tax, either.
Still, that's a lot to lay down for a car that emits no carbon dioxide while it's running on battery power, though it does burn petrol if you drive so far that the range-extending generator kicks in.
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The truth is, misbehavior is as much a part of childhood as nose-picking and scraped knees are. But that doesn't mean we should excuse it when Johnny plays Frisbee with Grandma's special china or Cindy ties her stroller to the dog's tail -- again. If you view acting up as a normal part of development -- and not just a sign of parental inadequacy -- you can get a step up on stopping it.
Understanding why children engage in bad behavior is critical to curbing it, says Harvey Karp, M.D., a pediatrician and author of the book and DVD The Happiest Toddler on the Block. If you can empathize instead of just getting angry, your discipline is more likely to address the cause of a problem instead of just the symptom. Some common reasons kids act up, and how you can control it:
Not knowing right from wrong
Kids aren't born knowing all of our rules. The world is their stage, your freshly painted Italian Straw walls their canvas, their own poop a remarkably convenient medium. They'll be drawn to experiment, again and again. It's how they learn. And their need to explore is pretty much inversely proportional to their impulse control. So even if a 3-year-old is aware that he shouldn't draw on the table, he might not be able to stop himself once the fabulous idea enters his head.
What to do:
Set clear rules and expectations. And of course do so before unpleasant incidents. You can do so gently: "And remember, we only draw on the paper. No drawing anywhere but the paper."
Make your feelings known. "Without blame or shame, state what you can see, and what you feel," Airhart says. (I see crayon all over the walls! I am really angry!) Then pause to let that sink in so he'll actually feel the consequences of his actions.
Don't worry if he cries. If you haven't yelled and frightened him, crying means he feels remorse. Remorse is good. Give him a second, then give him a hug.
Have him help fix the mistake. This not only clarifies what he did wrong but teaches about problem solving, consequences, and ultimately about how the world works.
Brace yourself. It will happen again.
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Running on emptySurprise! Just like you and me, when kids are tired, hungry, or not feeling well, they get cranky and irritable. But unlike you and me, they don't have the skills to contextualize and control those emotions. The result: irrational intransigence, disproportionate displeasure, and monstrous meltdowns.
"A tired child is almost not a child but a monster just waiting to spoil your plans," says Lori Bulloch of North Salt Lake, Utah, mom of Nathan, 4, Richard, 2, and Benson, 4 months. "It's worth it for me to arrange my schedule around naptimes. A rested child is simply a different child."
She's right. Kids will, finally, learn to control themselves, but until age 5 or so they're utterly incapable of doing that on a regular basis. Expecting your toddler to stand in line at the grocery store and heed your command to stop whining for those cookies may require more forbearance than she can muster when it's been a few hours since she last put food in her tiny tummy. "A hungry child's brain just can't process that dinner is coming soon, as opposed to now," says Sarah Airhart, founder of the Community School of West Seattle in Seattle, and mother of Emma, 8, and Harriette, 4.
What to do: When it comes to avoiding sleep- or food-deficit-induced mania, an ounce of prevention is certainly worth a pound of tears. If your little princess turns into something much darker if she misses her nap, schedule around it. And of course, try to borrow your parenting mantra from the Boy Scouts: Be prepared. It's smart to stockpile extra snacks and small, tidy activities in your purse and glove compartment.
On those inevitable days things fall apart and you're beyond prevention?
Go to primal needs. "Offer them food and water if you have them, and then make a choice: Wait it out or go home," says Airhart.
Stay calm and reassuring. Your agitation will only fuel the fire of discontent. (The fact that this kind of misbehavior seems to favor public places makes this that much harder.)
Provide comfort. Sometimes all it takes to convert a tantrum into sleepy sniffles is a big hug and a few "there, theres." Chances are your child doesn't really know why he's upset, and a little empathy is all he needs.
Offer hope. When my daughter freaks out in the grocery-store line, I calm both of us by imagining out loud how nice it will be to get home.
Don't be intimidated by disapproving looks. When I respond to my daughter in public, I do so just loud enough for others to hear: "Waiting is hard! We've been doing errands all morning -- let's go home after this!" It's amazing how many kind looks I get with that simple explanation. As soon as I realize most people are sympathetic rather than judging me, I feel great relief, which helps me pull it together even if my daughter can't.
Testing limitsPushing the envelope is what we do, it's how we progress, it's how we grow -- and kids are gifted at it.
Around here, my husband and I have a special nickname for our 7-year-old niece, who's living with us. Those days when she's testing every ounce of our resolve, we playfully call her Queen Testoria. As in "Oh, look, it's Queen Testoria -- she must have forgotten that she already had her chance to get a snack before bed, because I see she's hiding a yogurt under the covers." Queen Testoria tests. She wants to know exactly what she can and can't get away with.
What to do:
Pick your battles. With Queen Testoria, we try to choose the important fights. We won't fight with her about whether she has to eat everything green on her plate -- we can't force the food down, after all. But we also won't be fighting about eating cookies later, because our rule is if you don't eat your dinner, you don't get dessert. And she knows it.
Don't give in. Part of Testoria's strength is her ability to whine and argue until even the most solid grown-up feels like throwing her own tantrum. Lengthy explanations exploring every in and out of the rule, however, just add fuel to the fire.
But be sympathetic. This shows that rules aren't enforced out of arbitrary anger. "That's such a bummer about no cookie tonight. Well, maybe tomorrow you'll eat your dinner and we can all have cookies together!"
Be consistent. No matter what your family's rules are, if they're not enforced the same way (well, pretty much the same way) every day, you're just asking for prodding, testing, questioning. Without consistency, rules become as tempting to break as a leaning Lego tower in a roomful of 2-year-olds.
"Pay attention to me!"Kids naturally seek attention. The desire sprouts from two main sources: Either they want you, you, and more you than you can possibly provide (resulting in nagging, whining, or fury that you won't pretend to be the baby again), or they note that they don't have you from the get-go -- you're on the phone, you're trying to make dinner, you have a friend over and actually had the temerity to attempt a conversation -- and seek to remedy their perceived emotional exile by doing something sure to pique your interest. Like squeezing berry punch out the straw of a juice box and onto the floor.
If she craves you, she's likely to take whatever she can get, even if it's yelling rather than hugs. Why? "Because love," Airhart says, "is a primal human need. Children like to know someone cares about them." And young kids aren't very good at deferring gratification.
What to do: As your child gets older -- around preschool -- he'll get better at seeking your affection at appropriate times, but until then you can try to prevent the worst hounding before it starts.
Feed the meter. Provide small doses of praise throughout the day, and you're less likely to end up with a big fat attention-getting blowout, Dr. Karp says. "It can be as simple as noticing: 'I see you cleaned up your room today. I'm really proud of you.'"
When you can be present, be fully present. It's all too easy to fall into the pattern of answering your incessantly chatty 3-year-old with a distracted "mmm-hmm." But when you can, just take a minute to really listen, even getting down to eye level. When your child demands attention and you think you can't provide it:
Give in. Babies and some younger toddlers just won't understand why they can't be held when they want to be held, so just be the parent and scoop up your needy baby.
Use your wiles. Distraction -- anything from a quick snack to the miracle of Teletubbies or Blue's Clues -- may buy you a little time with a child 3 and older. You might also try a surprise plaything, like a big stack of Tupper-ware or a handful of spoons.
Be specific. Tell an older child, from around 4 on up, when you will be able to talk to her. Maybe set a timer to go off when you'll be ready to give 100 percent of you. But stick with what you say. If you promise to "be right there" but are still on the phone 15 minutes later, you're asking for trouble.
Explain clearly, then ignore. If your child is in full revolt, stop what you're doing, explain that you have to cook/talk/work right now and that you'll play with him as soon as you're done, and then just ignore further entreaties. This will be hard, especially if he's a loud entreater. But if he's dry, fed, warm, and safe, it's really okay.
The fear factorEven the mellowest child might misbehave or act out when he's scared. It's easy to forget that things we take for granted might be scary to a kid.
Rachel Sarah, of Berkeley, California, was excited when her then 4-year-old, Mae, was asked to be a flower girl in a family wedding, and Mae seemed thrilled, too. Until the wedding. "Once we were there, all the relatives wanted to hug her and pick her up. She screamed. She cried. I was furious and ashamed." After the wedding Sarah realized her daughter had just been scared. "She hadn't seen these relatives for over a year, a long time for someone that young. She didn't know who they were. I wish I'd shown more empathy."
What to do: Although it's tempting to pooh-pooh your child's fears, that often makes things worse. Instead:
Acknowledge the fear. Whatever is scaring your child is very real to him, and it's comforting for him to know you understand what he's going through. ∆ Help her find words. A child may have difficulty describing her emotions, but helping her do so is the first step in getting her to take charge of them. "There are a lot of people who are excited to see us -- I'm feeling kind of overwhelmed, and you must be, too."
Make behavior expectations clear. Part of growing up is learning that we can't act on every feeling. When my 3-year-old defends bratty behavior by saying she's shy, I tell her it's fine to be shy -- but she still has to be polite.
Counter with creativity. Create a "spray" to ward off fierce creatures of the night (in our house a "good monster" doll -- funny-looking stuffed animal -- scares away all the "bad monsters"), draw pictures together of the scary thing, or role-play being confident and unafraid.
We'll never be able to understand every reason our kids act up -- and we'll never be able to prevent misbehavior completely. Every parent must develop her own spectrum of tolerance, for just knowing why a child is doing something doesn't always make it any less irritating at the time. But just as it's our child's job to keep pushing limits, to grow and learn, it's our job to keep setting limits, to keep him safe and guide him through the strange terrain of civilization. And if we can do so without losing our sanity, why, that's just icing on the cake.


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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A longtime zookeeper in southwest Missouri was killed Friday when he was charged by an elephant, a spokeswoman for the city of Springfield said.
John Bradford, 62, died when he was attacked by an elephant inside the area at the Dickinson Park Zoo where the elephants are housed, city spokeswoman Cora Scott said.
The elephant, a 41-year-old female named Patience, had been at the zoo since 1990, according to officials for the Springfield zoo.
Bradford worked at the zoo for 30 years and had been the zoo's elephant manager for 25 years.
"It's an extremely sad time for the co-workers at the zoo and at the city," Scott said.
Several employees were with Bradford at the time because Patience had a history of being aggressive, she said.
The zoo has two female and two male elephants. Another female, named Connie, died earlier this month.
Longtime friend and former co-worker Paul Price told the Springfield News-Leader that elephants were Bradford's passion.
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"He was always aware of dangers and everything and was instrumental in developing the elephant management program at the zoo at the national and international levels," he added.
Zoo officials said they did not yet know what would happen to Patience. The zoo opened as usual on Friday and the accident remained under investigation.
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A couple of weeks ago I read an article on the Harvard Business Review blog about the logic behind pricing practices of Internet retailers. Succinctly stated, the prices change often and they change widely.
Ive experienced this when checking airline and hotel prices, only to find that the price had changed when I was ready to book. Have you had the same experience? How did you feel? I know I was unhappy, actually angry. Of course, I was happy the one time the price had dropped.
Regardless of how you feel about the practice, as a business owner, it is important to understand what is going on and how to learn from it. There is far too much to consider about pricing to cover in this column. Instead, lets discuss some pricing practices and guidelines.
Every business owner wants to set the right price, defined as the price that yields the highest total profit. Because the highest total profit is a function of price and the quantity that can be sold at that price, the search is never-ending. Internet sellers use the Web as a tool to determine the right, or optimal, price by constantly varying the price to test buyer resistance, customer segmentation, importance of timing, and opportunistic actions.
Brick-and-mortar retailers and service providers can do the same, at least to some extent. They can vary prices and learn from the results. For example, can or should a tax-preparer charge more to clients who bring their information at the last minute compared with clients who are organized and more punctual? Should a retailer raise the price on a hot-selling item when stock is running low?
Price sensitivity is the effect of price on a buyers actions. Many businesses never learn the effect of price elasticity or sensitivity because they follow a rigid method of price-setting. Most often, price is set either by adding a specific markup to cost or by matching the competition. Neither method provides any information on what the buyer may be willing to pay. Most businesses operate on rather thin net-profit margins. Failing to test pricing sensitivity can result in lost profit that may mean the difference between success and failure or between thriving and merely surviving.
An easy-to-use tool to help in pricing decisions is the break-even analysis. The calculation quickly shows how many units of a product or service must be sold at a given price to break even. Management judgment then determines the price-unit sale combination that will yield the highest total profit. The tool can be refined by including a minimum desired profit as part of the fixed cost in the break-even formula. If you are not familiar with the use of break-even analysis, ask your business adviser. This valuable tool is far too often unused.
For some products and services, the price-sensitive customer may want only a bare-bones product while the less price-sensitive customer may be willing to pay more if there are added benefits with a more-expensive purchase. Perhaps both customer types can be attracted if the optional benefits are unbundled from the basic product or service.
A little time and thought can significantly increase your profit.
firstname.lastname@example.com Dan Bowser is president of Value Insights Inc. of Durango, Chandler, Ariz., and Summerville, Pa.


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CAMBRIDGE, UK – Feb. 11, 2008 – ARM [(LSE:ARM)]; (Nasdaq:ARMHY)] today announced at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, three new ARM® Mali™ 2D vector graphics software products based on open standards. Mali-SVG-t™, Mali-JSR226™ and Mali-JSR287™ software join the existing Mali-JSR184™ software, Mali55™ and Mali-200™ GPUs to form a complete graphics stack supporting all the standards for advanced graphics required by manufacturers of mobile handsets, portable media players and navigation devices. When integrated into a user-interface framework the new 2D Mali software products make it possible for designers to produce attractive, intuitive user interfaces using industry-standard graphics design packages and without having to write code. Ericsson Mobile Platforms are the lead partner for these new software products, licensed as part of the Mali graphics stack for use with the Mali200 hardware in their groundbreaking HSPA-enabled mobile platform, U500. The tightly-integrated software and hardware products will accelerate development for customers of the U500 platform and enable a class of feature phones, leading the way to a new level of user experience.
"From touch screens to mobile browsers, the way that users interact with their handsets is changing. Consumers today expect an intuitive, responsive user interface on their mobile devices – anything less causes frustration," said Michael Dimelow, director of marketing, Media Processing Division, ARM. "Handset manufacturers are under immense pressure to bring together the best user interface designers, content developers and Java programmers to deliver advanced 2D graphics on a broad range of mobile phone screen shapes and sizes. Through tight integration with hardware acceleration in mobile devices, ARM Mali software will help device manufacturers and content developers to take advantage of advanced graphics processors such as the Mali200 and Mali55 GPUs to deliver breakthrough mobile user experiences."
"Even though all PCs and most new phones come with 3D acceleration built in, more than 90 per cent of the work done with either device is in 2D," said Dr. Jon Peddie, president of Jon Peddie Research, a leading multimedia and graphics market research firm. "3D sells the machines, but it is 2D that most of us use every day, all day long."
ARM Mali-SVG-t software is an optimized library of ARM code designed to load, manipulate, display and animate 2D images on a range of mobile devices and can be accessed directly or by Java applications using the companion products Mali-JSR226 and Mali-JSR287. With the ability to automatically scale objects, compatible applications created by Java designers automatically scale to the correct size and adapt for different screen aspect ratios without any loss of quality, significantly reducing development and testing effort and accelerating the time-to-market. As with the Mali GPUs, Mali software does not compromise image quality, delivering great anti-aliasing and enhanced font rendering, resulting in high-quality graphics and clear, readable text.
The complete ARM Mali graphics stack is now available for licensing for use with Mali55 and Mali200 GPUs or with legacy chipsets without a Mali GPU. Mali-SVG-t and Mali-JSR226 software are available for immediate delivery; Mali-JSR287 software will be available following ratification of the JSR287 standard, expected by the end of 2008.
Further information on ARM embedded graphics solutions is available.
About ARM
ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines, graphics processors, digital libraries, embedded memories, peripherals, software and development tools, as well as analog functions and high-speed connectivity products. Combined with the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com/.
ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited. Mali, Mali200, Mali55, Mali-JSR184, Mali-JSR226, Mali-JSR287 and Mali-SVG-t are trademarks of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc; its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries: ARM, Inc.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan Limited; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.; AXYS Design Automation Inc.; ARM Germany GmbH; ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; and ARM Norway, AS.


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The Central Hardwoods Joint Venture (CHJV) is a partnership of state, federal, and non-for-profit wildlife conservation agencies and organizations that work together to insure the long-term viability of native bird populations across the Central Hardwoods Bird Conservation Region . A Management Board consisting of representatives of each partner agency or organization provides the overall vision and guidance for the partnership; CHJV staff provide the day-to-day coordination and technical capacity needed to implement the CHJV vision. The CHJV also involves staff from partner agencies and organizations via technical committees such as the Upland and Wetland Science Teams to establish biological objectives for planning and conservation design . In addition to the CHJV, there are 17 other bird habitat Joint Ventures across the United States. More...
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AICPA Webcast to Guide Public Companies on Furnishing XBRL Data to SEC
SEC Requirements Take Effect June 2010
January 15, 2010
NEW YORK (Jan. 15, 2010) – To help public companies prepare for a Securities and Exchange Commission requirement that takes effect in five months, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is hosting a Jan. 27 webcast on submitting financial statements in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), an internet-based standard.
"XBRL – Preparing for Phase II and Detailed Tagging" is designed for chief financial officers, controllers, accounting and finance managers and CPAs working with clients who prepare financial statements.
Jeffrey Naumann, CPA, assistant director of the SEC Office of Interactive Disclosure, and Susan Yount, CPA, who joined the SEC in 2009, will offer guidance to large and medium-size public companies that must submit filings with data tags by June 15. Companies with market capitalization above $5 billion began filing in XBRL in 2009, but this year must submit financial statements with more detailed tagging of footnotes. Those with market capitalization above $700 million must make their initial submission in XBRL without detailed tagging of footnotes.
"XBRL is an important tool for companies, analysts and investors," said Arleen Thomas, AICPA senior vice president – member competency and development. "It enhances transparency by helping analysts and other users of financial and business information to access and analyze relevant data more efficiently and effectively. In little more than a year, all U.S. publicly traded companies will file their quarterly and annual financial reports with the SEC in XBRL format."
The Jan. 27 webcast will run 2 – 3:30 p.m. EST and is free of charge. CPAs who attend may receive CPE credit. To register, visit www.cpa2biz.com and click on "Web Events" on the left hand menu.
A survey of 215 public companies sponsored by the AICPA and XBRL US revealed that 45 percent of the respondents are actively preparing or already have submitted financials to the SEC in XBRL format. For more information on survey results and key findings, visit http://www.aicpa.org/Professional+Resources/Accounting+and+Auditing/BRAAS/XBRL.html.
XBRL began in 1998 when accounting and technology professionals brought the idea to the AICPA board of directors. The AICPA founded a committee to develop XBRL and provided initial funding. In 2004, the SEC launched a voluntary XBRL filing program. In 2008, the commission made XBRL filings mandatory for its registrants.
About the AICPA
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (www.aicpa.org) is the national, professional association of CPAs, with more than 360,000 CPA members in business and industry, public practice, government, education, student affiliates, and international associates. It sets ethical standards for the profession and U.S. auditing standards for audits of private companies, non-profit organizations, federal, state and local governments. It develops and grades the Uniform CPA Examination. The AICPA maintains offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Durham, N.C., Ewing, N.J., and Lewisville, Tex.
Media representatives are invited to visit the AICPA Online Media Center at www.aicpa.org/mediacenter.
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Beverly J. Podoll, 86
Beverly J. Podoll, 86, formerly of New Bremen and a resident of the Otterbein of St. Marys, died at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, at the Otterbein of St. Marys.
She was born on Oct. 4, 1924, in West Salem, Wis., the daughter of Lawrence F. and Theodora (Storandt) Young, and they preceded her in death.
On Dec. 23, 1945, she married Russell H. Podoll, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 22, 2007.
She is survived by her children, Roger (Mickey) Podoll of Wautoma, Wis., Mary (Mark) Pitroff of Hansville, Wash., Randy (Becky) Podoll of Quincy, Mich., Kay (Dan) Sanderlin of Wasilla, Alaska, Ned Podoll of St. Marys and Sue (Bob) Lord of Bellbrook; 26 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; her sister, Marge Daniels of Tennessee.
She was preceded in death by was her sister, Doretta Renner; her brother, Russell Young.
Mrs. Podoll was a member of the Faith Alliance Church in New Bremen, where she was very active in the church and had taught Sunday School for many years. She was a homemaker and a caretaker.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Meyer Room at the Otterbein of St. Marys, with the Rev. Carol Sainey officiating. Burial will be in the Willow Grove Cemetery near New Bremen.
The family will receive friends one hour before to the services at the Otterbein. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to either the church memorial fund or to the Otterbein of St. Marys. Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home of New Bremen is handling the arrangements.


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The Fujifilm X System delivers exactly what I have always been looking for in a camera system, delivering high quality imagery while maintaining a small profile. X Series' build and design along with its incredible function and performance bring back a purest form of capturing life around me, marrying style and substance. With the arrival of the X-Pro1, from its tank-like build quality to its incorporated film simulations, this camera replaced all my former brand camera gear. Fujifilm's unique X-Trans sensor pairs flawlessly with a comprehensive Fujinon lens lineup, delivering tack sharp imagery full of fine detail. I've never shot in JPEG until I started creating imagery with the X-Pro1. In-camera dynamic range and highlight/shadow control help to retain a high level of detail, making post-production work on RAW files virtually obsolete. The JPEGs really are that good! When shooting reportage, travel and portraiture, my go-to camera is the X-T1. It just works, and does so in a very classy way.
Speaking of classy, there's something to be said about the timeless physical characteristics of X Series cameras. From the rangefinder-style of the X-Pro bodies to the DSLR-style of the X-T1, it's safe to say these cameras are beautifully classic and boldly designed. With command dials for ISO, shutter speed and exposure compensation at your fingertips, X Series bodies offer a genuine feel. The evolution of physical design has been quiet on the outside, but evolutionary within. From the early days of the X-Trans CMOS sensor to today's X-Trans CMOS III sensor, Fujifilm's image quality has consistently pushed the limits of what an APS-C sensor can do. In the end, it's all about high quality, beautiful output.
As a photo editor for Getty Images, I recognize that while image quality is critical, it's not 100% of what makes an image great. Capturing authentic moments that appear in front of you (which the X-T1 easily does with its blazing fast autofocus) combined with the image output make for a camera system that can be revolutionary for a photographer, allowing a high level of creative control while providing consistent excellence in output. As a photographer, I realize that the camera is also half of what makes an image: the human element is inevitably a large part of the equation. Fortunately, Fujifilm has been developing a system with heart, including a wide range of lenses that has allowed me a vast range of coverage for all types of photography. My stock images rely upon sharpness, and my inner creativity desires fast lenses which Fujifilm delivers with their X-mount prime and zoom lenses. Fujinon glass is simply superb, and my clients greatly appreciate – and can see! – the image quality.
I often shoot in low light, and venturing out into the darkness for landscapes or nighttime street photography with the X-T1 has been a blast and worry-free. The files are amazing, even at high ISO. The X-T1's rugged, weather-resistant design even made it possible for me to cover Superstorm Sandy when it hit New York City. It handled the onslaught of the wild storm like a champion.
Photography is all about epic moments and awesome experiences. Once, I took my X-T1 and X-Pro1 through the Balkans and while traveling, I was drawn to Sarajevo because of its war-torn history. I was inspired by how the city had rebuilt itself. While walking through the streets, I stumbled upon the main square: quaint and quiet. I walked alongside a man in the midst of his daily routine, feeding the local pigeons. I paused, lifted my stealthy X-Pro1, and captured him passing through the happily fed pigeons as they flew away. It was a beautiful moment of time in a city with a rich history, outputted perfectly in high quality with my light, fast, and intuitive X Series gear. Capturing moments like this with such a sense of ease is a constant remind of why shooting with Fujifilm X Series gear feels natural and rewarding.
Afton Almaraz was born in Los Angeles, California and has lived in various parts of East Asia and the United States. Now based in New York City and working as a Picture Editor for Getty Images, he continues to pursue a variety of photographic projects. During his education at Brooks Institute of Photography he interned as a photo editor at TIME' s Asia edition in Hong Kong, served as a personal photographer for former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and attended the Eddie Adams Workshop (Barnstorm XXI). Upon graduation from Brooks, Afton worked as a photo editor in AOL' s New York newsroom.
His photographic work has appeared in publications such as TIME, Newsweek, The New York Times, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Stern and The Rolling Stones, amongst others. Clients have included Getty Images, Associated Press, Aurora Photos, ZUMA Press, The Wall Street Journal and the Smithsonian Magazine.


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Noel Taylor, Emmy-winning Costume Designer— has Died
Noel Taylor was the first person acknowledged by the Emmy Awards for costume design in 1965 for the Hallmark Hall of Fame production "The Magnificent Yankee"— the first year that costume design was honored; Taylor has died at the age of 97. Noel Taylor began his career on Broadway ("The Teahouse of the August Moon," "Auntie Mame") before his celebrated work for television, that began with his long association with Hallmark Hall of Fame (from the '50s to the '70s). Among his additional costume design for TV included The Turn of the Screw (a 1959 production starring Ingrid Bergman), docudrama The Sacco-Vanzetti Story, several productions of KCET's The Hollywood Television Theater, TV film Right of Way (with Jimmy Stewart and Bette Davis), and several of Katharine Hepburn's late career TV movie vehicles. In total he received four career Emmy nominations.
Noel Taylor's Archive interview was conducted on April 19, 2005.
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Noel Taylor talked about his early experiences in the theater as an actor and writer before turning his talents to costume designing. He discussed his entrance into television working under NBC contract, primarily on the anthology series Hallmark Hall of Fame. He talked about several of this series productions including "Hamlet," "The Green Pastures," "The Magnificent Yankee," and "Barefoot in Athens." He discussed such aspects of the craft as creating a shade of white that could be read on camera and painting "embroidery" on costumes as a moneysaving technique. He talked about being recognized by the Emmy Awards for costume design for "The Magnificent Yankee," in the first year costume design was cited. He detailed his continued work in television including the 1970s KCET series The Hollywood Television Theater, which earned him a second Emmy Award. Lastly, he discussed his long association with Katharine Hepburn on all of her later work, including Mrs. Delafield Wants To Marry. B-roll consisted of photos and costume sketches from Hallmark Hall of Fame, Turn of the Screw, Hollywood Television Theater, Antony and Cleopatra, Eleanor First Lady of the World, and Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry. The interview was conducted by Gary Rutkowski.


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Canada Says Bitcoin Isn't Legal Tender
Canadian officials have been pretty quiet in the bitcoin debate, but the government's stance became clearer on Thursday.
Canada doesn't consider bitcoin to be legal tender, a government official said, putting a question mark over the use of the increasingly popular virtual currency here.
"Only Canadian bank notes and coins are recognized as legal tender in Canada. Bitcoin digital 'currency' is not legal tender in Canada," an official from Canada's finance department said in an emailed statement.
The official declined to comment on whether the government plans to license money exchanges that would convert bitcoins for real currency such as the Canadian dollar.
The Canadian government, along with regulators including the central bank and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, will continue to monitor developments involving virtual currencies, the official added.
Financial-stability considerations are what would prompt the Bank of Canada to take a greater interest in bitcoins and other alternative means of payment, said Alexandre Deslongchamps, spokesman for the Bank of Canada.
"Smaller, stand-alone payment systems for which there are many substitutes – like bitcoin — should generally require much less intensive oversight and regulation because they pose much less risk to the Canadian financial system as a whole," Mr. Deslongchamps said. "Nevertheless, these payment systems should be designed and operated to meet the needs of Canadians which would include convenience and ease of use, price, reliability, safety, and effective redress mechanisms."
A spokesman for the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, the regulator that licenses Canadian-operated foreign exchange businesses, declined to comment.
Bitcoin was launched in late 2008 by a mysterious person named Satoshi Nakamoto or group of people who have never been formally identified. It is digitally "mined" by computers, which obtain it by completing a complicated mathematical problem.
Earlier Thursday, bitcoin was trading at $859.03, according to Coindesk's Bitcoin index, but soared as high as $1,165.90 in late November. Its volatility has raised questions about its viability as a legitimate form of currency.
Other countries have voiced caution about bitcoin and its risks. The Bank of France said last month that did not recognize bitcoin as legal tender, warning that the virtual currency "represents a clear financial risk for those that hold it."
Chinese authorities have taken a more hardline approach, banning the cryptocurrency from being used by third-party payment service providers. That action sent the value of bitcoin plummeting.
Meanwhile, some U.S. officials appear to have warmed to bitcoin. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that bitcoin "may hold long-term promise, particularly if the innovations promote a faster, more secure, and more efficient payment system," while a Congressional hearing in November found that the currency was a "legitimate" financial service.
There are roughly 100 business in Canada that accept bitcoin as a form of payment, according to CoinMap, a website that tracks bitcoin usage around the world.
Earlier this week, Canada's second bitcoin ATM was launched in Toronto, allowing customers to exchange the currency for the Canadian dollar and vice-versa. There is another bitcoin ATM in Vancouver.
"Canada seems to be leading the way in bitcoin in the technology space, said Anthony Di Iorio, executive director of the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada, which manages the Toronto ATM.